Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
December 30, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788XA
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33788
Aircraft time
29,976 hours, 15,142 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
7341MT987N
Condition
Leaking
Location
Strut
Part time
29,976 hours, 15,142 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, A STRONG NOISE IN CREW CABIN, WAS LISTENING WHEN LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. MX REPLACED THE ACTIVE SEALS AND PERFORMED SERVICE, A NLG SHOCK STRUT IAW MM 12-15-41 AND MM 32-21-11, TESTED CORRECT.